Dublin hub for Europe’s riskiest corporate loans faces big test as stagflation bitesJoe Brennan: Market for leveraged loans defied expectations of a blow-up during the Covid-19 crisisFri Jun 10 2022 - 15:40
HealthBeacon boss unfazed by share price drop after IPO as he eyes slice of $10bn marketIrish listed company raised €25m last year from its stock market offeringFri Jun 10 2022 - 12:30
European shares drop as hawkish ECB prepares path for rate hikesIseq rallies off its lows in late tradingThu Jun 09 2022 - 18:17
Ireland set to start repaying EU bailout earlier than expected in 2023Move comes as borrowing costs soar in global debt marketsThu Jun 09 2022 - 05:01
State’s Bank of Ireland stake falls below key 3% levelGovernment has been selling down shareholding in bank from a level of just below 14% about a year agoWed Jun 08 2022 - 16:03
Irish lawyers, accountants and services firms share €900m in special purpose vehicles feesRussian-used area of Dublin’s shadow banking hub paid total of €3.3 billion in financial and professional services fees last yearWed Jun 08 2022 - 15:42
Central Bank board hears of staffing pressures amid 109 vacanciesRegulator to work with staff on prioritising certain workTue Jun 07 2022 - 18:12
Some analysts feel deal is skewed in Tullow’s favourAnalysts feel deal is skewed in Tullow’s favourTue Jun 07 2022 - 15:45
Cerberus, CarVal and Cabot join forces for AIB problem loans bidPortfolio, dubbed Project Sycamore, is expected is mainly made up of deep-in-default commercial property loansMon Jun 06 2022 - 07:00
Crypto in your pension pot? No thanksEfforts to spice things in Irish-registered investment funds up should be resistedFri Jun 03 2022 - 15:41
Irish-led Spac deal vote delayed amid market turmoilMerger between North Atlantic Acquisition Corporation and TeleSign by means of special-purpose vehicles delayedFri Jun 03 2022 - 05:00
Former top AIB executive Gary Kennedy named chair of Goodbody StockbrokersAIB repurchased the stockbroking firm last year after selling it in 2011Thu Jun 02 2022 - 16:59
HealthBeacon eyes move into helping patients stick to pills scheduleCompany’s hopes of expanding margins in near term has been hit by global pressuresThu Jun 02 2022 - 13:23
AIB to buy Ulster Bank’s performing tracker mortgages at 5% discountBank’s tracker portfolio stood at €6 billion at the end of MarchWed Jun 01 2022 - 19:21
Finance committee hears of Irish SPV links to Russian military fundingTCD professor calls for EU-driven effort to regulate vehiclesWed Jun 01 2022 - 17:43
Ardagh Group takes advantage of weak metal unit shares to buy debt-equity notesPaul Coulson’s Ardagh plans to purchase €250m in hybrid notesWed Jun 01 2022 - 17:32
Tullow Oil and Capricorn Energy agree €1.64bn merger Deal to lead to ‘sustainable’ investor returns after tumultuous period for Tullow in recent yearsWed Jun 01 2022 - 10:24
Bank of Ireland says clients unaffected by BNY Mellon funds ‘greenwashing’US regulator imposes $1.5m penalty for 'misstatements and omissions' about environmental, social and governanceWed Jun 01 2022 - 05:00
Stricter property funds resilience rules in pipeline, warns MakhloufIrish-based companies hold about €23 billion of domestic real-estate assetsTue May 31 2022 - 19:45
European shares drop as euro zone inflation hits record 8.1%Banks, food stocks and transport take a hit as fears grow of larger than expected ECB move on interest ratesTue May 31 2022 - 18:40
KBC Ireland to stop accepting product applications from mid-JulyBank outlines process for those who will be mid-application when that deadline expiresTue May 31 2022 - 17:08
Mood at Davos weighed down by war, inflation and food crisisUkraine, the state of the world economy, and a mounting international food crisis dominated WEF proceedingsFri May 27 2022 - 05:00
German chancellor Olaf Scholz says Putin ‘will not win’ Ukraine warDavos 2022: G7 leader also used the last major speech of the gathering to defend globalisationThu May 26 2022 - 14:15
Davos 2022: Red carpet no longer rolled out for Russia and ChinaNo invite to any Russian officials, oligarchs or other entities this year in response to Ukraine warThu May 26 2022 - 06:00
Leading IMF economist Gita Gopinath dismisses wage-price spiral concernsCentral banks have been warning against large salary increases which could push inflation up furtherWed May 25 2022 - 20:46
Taoiseach ‘open’ to EU treaty change to remove vetoes on enlargement and sanctionsIt is ‘beyond comprehension’ that one member’s veto is holding up accession, Martin tells WEFWed May 25 2022 - 12:07
Nato head tells Davos elite that freedom more important than profitStoltenberg calls Nord Stream 2 fiasco a ‘key lesson’ and cautions against Chinese control of 5G networksTue May 24 2022 - 18:09
Food crisis knocks climate off top of Davos agendaRussia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports ‘a weapon of war’ with global repercussionsTue May 24 2022 - 17:51
OECD chief says it is in countries’ self-interest to implement 15% tax rateDavos: Cormann acknowledges that start date could be delayed until 2024Tue May 24 2022 - 10:31
Less showbiz, more down to business at World Economic ForumDavos Diary: Taoiseach and Tánaiste attend event, while Zelenskiy appears by videolinkTue May 24 2022 - 05:04
Citigroup chief executive says Europe is sliding into recessionBank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau claims Europe proving resilientMon May 23 2022 - 20:28
Intel executive urges State to tackle energy costsIreland has to look at its infrastructure and competitiveness, executive says at DavosMon May 23 2022 - 15:44
Zelenskiy calls for maximum sanctions against Russia in Davos addressUkrainian president tells global leaders such measures should include embargo on oilMon May 23 2022 - 12:30
DCC’s latest pitch to the ESG crowd fails to electrify – for nowMarket Beat: Company promises green energy can deliver even better profits than its traditional energy portfolioFri May 20 2022 - 12:24
Ulster Bank Northern Ireland to close nine further branchesBank says 50% of customers bank entirely online and it will rely on post office link for counter accessThu May 19 2022 - 11:50
Dow drops 1,100 points as concerns over inflation riseTechnology stocks sensitive to interest rates lose their bounce as Fed chief talks toughWed May 18 2022 - 19:59
Davos 2022 ‘the most timely and consequential’ forum ever, says WEF founderIssues of war, epidemics and climate and global food crises need to be addressed by delegatesWed May 18 2022 - 19:46
Energy suppliers snub Oireachtas committee on bank switch concernsExit of Ulster Bank and KBC could impact on customers’ direct debit arrangementsWed May 18 2022 - 17:30
S&P upgrades outlook for largest Irish banks’ credit ratingsAgency optimistic Irish lenders can manage fallout from pandemic and Ukraine warTue May 17 2022 - 17:34
Global fund managers hoard cash at 9/11 levels amid stagflation fearsSome 77% of fund managers expect slow growth and high inflation, survey findsTue May 17 2022 - 16:59
Central bank says more ‘joined-up planning’ needed on bank exitsBPFI has hosted three virtual meetings with direct debit originators in recent monthsTue May 17 2022 - 16:43
DCC expects profits to double by 2030 as it chases net zero emissionsOperating profits for year to March rise 11.1% to €695.5mTue May 17 2022 - 07:51
Hire purchase and buy now, pay later deals fall under Central Bank remitUsers of such financial products now protected by consumer codeMon May 16 2022 - 15:47
Government seeks public views on banker pay capsDepartment of Finance launches consultation paper on banks amid sector assessmentMon May 16 2022 - 13:34
EU hikes Irish inflation forecasts as it lowers European growth outlookEuropean growth would flatline this year in event of outright cut in Russian gas, EU saysMon May 16 2022 - 11:14
Credit union law plans ‘no silver bullet’, says MinisterResidential retrofit lending ‘best opportunity’ for credit unions to growMon May 16 2022 - 05:45
Grid Finance secures €100m from UK-based Fasanara to grow SME lendingCash-advance lender focusing on short-term loans to merchant card financingMon May 16 2022 - 05:35
Most Irish consumers feel banking culture has not improved since crisisThose not using online services tend to find banking has worsened, report saysMon May 16 2022 - 05:30
Irish internet users’ data being shared 392 times a day, ICCL saysRetail-time bidding is ‘the largest data breach ever’, says civil liberties groupMon May 16 2022 - 05:15
Centra sees move to cheaper ‘own brand’ amid inflationRetailer plans to open a further 18 stores in 2022Mon May 16 2022 - 05:04
